The World Health Organization (WHO) announced, Thursday, June 26, having made its first delivery of medical supplies the day before in the enclave since the start of the Israeli blockade on March 2: “Nine trucks carrying essential medical supplies, 2,000 blood units and 1,500 plasma units”detailed the WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on the social network X.
“The supplies will be distributed to priority hospitals in the coming days. Blood and plasma were delivered to the refrigeration warehouse of the Nasser medical complex in order to be distributed to hospitals faced with serious shortages ”explained Mr. Tedros. According to him, the medical supplies have been transported from the crossing point of Kerem Shalom, located between Israel and the south of Gaza, “Without any looting, despite the high -risk conditions along the road”.
More “These medical supplies are only a drop of water in the ocean. Large -scale aid is essential to save lives ”he alerted. WHO calls again “To the immediate, without hindrance and lasting transport of health aid in Gaza by all possible paths”. Four WHO trucks are still at the crossing point of Kerem Shalom and others are on the way to Gaza.
The civil defense of the Gaza Strip, for its part, announced that 66 people, including seven who were waiting to receive aid, were killed Thursday by Israeli fire in various sectors of the Palestinian territory. The spokesperson for this first aid organization, Mahmoud Bassal, revised up the first report of 35 dead by reporting 17 new victims after an Israeli strike on civilians gathered in the city of Deir al-Balah, in the center of the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Civil Defense then said that seven Palestinians, including a child, had been killed in Israeli strikes on vehicles near Khan Younès (South) and in the refugee camp of Nousseirat (center).
Pedro Sanchez denounces a “catastrophic situation of genocide”
While Israel has just concluded a twelve day war with Iran with a ceasefire, calls multiply abroad and in Israel for a truce on the Gaza front, which is dragged. On the sidelines of a meeting of the European Council, in Brussels, where a report on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, was presented on Thursday a “Catastrophic situation of genocide” In the Gaza Strip and called for an immediate suspension of the European Union Association Agreement (EU) with Israel.
The Embassy of Israel reacted to these declarations by a press release in Spanish, published on the social network X, describing Mr. Sanchez’s position as “Morally indefensible”.
“The position adopted by the Spanish government places Spain on the most extreme-and increasingly isolated-margins-of the European position on the Middle East. And she places her, unfortunately, on the wrong side of history “can we read in the text.
In response, the Spanish government has summoned the Insrael Embassy Officer “For his unacceptable declaration on the Spanish government”Spanish ministerial sources said to the France-Presse (AFP) agency
More than 56,077 people dead in the Gaza Strip
The head of the Spanish government demanded, once again, “Immediate and urgent access to humanitarian aid” In the Palestinian territory, controlled by the United Nations. In this context, “Europe must suspend its association agreement with Israel, and it must do it immediately”said the socialist leader.
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Access to humanitarian aid must be “Piloted and coordinated by an independent authority, in this case the United Nations”then insisted Mr. Sanchez, saying that he wanted to continue “To move forward” on one “Solution with two states, because there is no other solution”. Mr. Sanchez, who officially recognized the State of Palestine in May 2024, jointly with Ireland and Norway, made unwavering support for the Palestinian cause one of the main axes of its foreign policy for eighteen months.
A report by the European Commission, presented at the start of the week to the Ministers of European Foreign Affairs, estimates that Israel has “Violed article 2” of its agreement with the European Union in matters of respect for human rights. He notably mentions the blockade of humanitarian aid, the high number of civilian victims in Gaza, attacks against journalists, massive trips and destruction caused by war among possible human rights violations.
The war waged by Israel in the Gaza Strip since October 7 has left more than 56,077 Palestinian deaths, mainly civilians, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health of Hamas, deemed reliable by the UN. Almost all of the 2.4 million inhabitants of the Gaza Strip were moved, the war caused a humanitarian disaster in the enclave-the UN alert on the risk of famine. Palestinians are killed almost daily by going to seek humanitarian aid on distribution places, according to local civil defense.
